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HB1410 - State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Act; enact
Chuck Efstration, Spencer Frye, Derrick McCollum
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to housing generally, so as to establish a stable housing accountability program; to provide for an application process and minimum standards; to provide for the use of certain funds; to provide for disbursements; to require contracts and assurances; to revise means of appointment to the commission; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for a performance audit by the state auditor on public spending on homeless programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR748 - National Groundwater Awareness Week in Georgia; recognize March 10-16, 2024
Lee Anderson, Shelly Echols, Billy Hickman
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 10-16, 2024, as National Groundwater Awareness Week in Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR749 - Forbes, John; recognize
Ben Watson, Derek J. Mallow, Kay Kirkpatrick
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending John Forbes; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB872 - Medical professionals; rural assistance; expand service cancelable loan program for health care providers to include dental students
Lee Hawkins, Butch Parrish, Karen Bennett
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for physicians and other health care providers in underserved areas to include dental students; to provide for criteria; to provide for length of loans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB515 - Emergency Medical Services; two-year pilot program to provide additional ambulances to certain areas of this state; provide
Bo Hatchett, Ben Watson, Kay Kirkpatrick
Last updated 9 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding emergency medical services, so as to provide for a two-year pilot program to provide additional ambulances to certain areas of this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for acquisition of the ambulances; to provide for termination of the pilot program and automatic repeal of the statute; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR627 - Kia Day; recognize February 13, 2024
Randy Robertson, John Albers, Ben Watson
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Kia's vehicle manufacturing and impact on the state and recognizing February 13, 2024, as Kia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB520 - Domestic Relations; provisions relating to income withholding orders; change and clarify
Bill Cowsert, Kay Kirkpatrick, Brian Strickland
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to change and clarify provisions relating to income withholding orders; to provide for definitions; to align state law terminology with that of federal law by replacing the term "income deduction order" with "income withholding order"; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB523 - Offenses Against Public Order and Safety; criminal offenses related to material support of terrorism; provide
Bo Hatchett, Brian Strickland, Steve Gooch
Last updated 9 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to provide for criminal offenses related to material support of terrorism; to provide for penalties; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for the creation of guidelines for law enforcement investigations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB519 - Hospitals; prescribing or administering certain hormone replacement therapies and puberty blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit
Ben Watson, Steve Gooch, Carden H. Summers
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone replacement therapies and puberty blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone replacement therapies and puberty blocking medications for the treatment of gender dysphoria for certain purposes; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR719 - Resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; condemn Jew-hatred
John Albers, Russ Goodman, Kay Kirkpatrick
Last updated 9 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION condemning Jew-hatred in all of its forms and resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from Georgia district SD-032
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